katiter

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English catheter, from French cathéter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr, “surgical instrument for emptying the bladder”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkatiteɾ/ [ˌkaː.tɪˈtɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -atiteɾ
• Syllabification: ka‧ti‧ter

Noun

kátitér (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔) (medicine)

1. catheter

   Synonyms: kandililya, kalilya

See also

• sonda

 

Further reading

• “katiter”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018